Felbertal

Producer in Salzburg, Austria with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182597
MAS/MILS ID 4330200002
Record type Site
Current site name Felbertal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 13.0354, 47.79874 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salzburg(province)

Austria(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Austria Salzburg

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 13.0354, 47.79874

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 2000M
    Width 1300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 8
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 790510

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1967
Year of first production 1977

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Metallgesellschaft
    Interest 47
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Voest Alpine
    Interest 48
    Home office Austria
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Teledyne Inc.
    Interest 5
    Year 1977

Comments on the production information

  • EEN PRODUCING ABOUT 5 MTPD TRATOR IS 250000 T/YEAR (INPUT). THE CAPACITY OF THE CONVERSION PLANT (OUTPUT) IS 1300 T/YEAR

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Capacity 2500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Year of Information 1978

Comments on other economic factors

  • DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THE PIT OPERATES THROUGH MAY TO NOVEMBER ONLY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WOLFRAM BERGBAU- UND HUETTENGESELLSCHAFT M.6.H, 2ND EDITION

  • Deposit

    JANUARY, 1978.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Baumann, Dianna L. / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.